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  1. KIO

    KIO Well-Known Member

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    ...... Is now Donald Trump ! <yikes>

    If you thought #brexit was a wake up call for the Political Elite it was nothing compared to what has just happened in the USA. Fasten your seatbelts folks the world is about to change forever !
     
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    Living in the Philippines we are having to come to terms with Duterte as the new leader. Trump could well "trump" him in wild unpredictability. Interesting, if alarming, times ahead.
     
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    Not sure what I think about it but out of the two candidates, Trump would have got my vote. Not that I particularly like him but I just trust HC less.

    Are those two really the best that could rise to power in such a vast country? I find that quite bewildering.

    Much of the lead up was a close mirror image to Brexit, with polls showing Clinton 10 points or more ahead just a week or so ago, and just like Brexit was believed to be a figure plucked out of thin air to try and discourage Trump supporters to go out and actually vote.
     
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  4. Walsh.i.am

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    If I wasn't sobbing uncontrollably, I'd find this hilarious - twitter theft <applause>

    I think the biggest winner after tonight will be Melania Trump
    who can finally call herself the first lady instead of the third wife.
     
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  5. woodbine

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    Trump mocks disabled people, is a racist, homophobic, misogyny and xenophobia I struggle to understand why anyone would vote or support that. I know Clinton is far from perfect, but she's the better option than him.
     
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    General Melchett Well-Known Member

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    I have to say I agree with all of that. I understand the protest vote and why you really wouldn't want to vote for Clinton, but for him!

    Bah!
     
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  7. WEIGHTY CRIMSON PLUM

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    Choosing between Trump and Clinton was like choosing what kind of **** you want in your sandwich........


    ....that said I'm sure things won't be as bad as people seem to enjoy predicting.<cheers>
     
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    I hope and pray you are right Mr. Plum!
     
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    canary-dave Well-Known Member

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    Donald Trump!

    The ego has landed!
     
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  10. woodbine

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    I'm sure someone said the same thing about Hitler.
     
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  11. WEIGHTY CRIMSON PLUM

    WEIGHTY CRIMSON PLUM Well-Known Member

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    I'm not that old..
     
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  12. JM Fan

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    I loved this tweet - BRITAIN: Brexit is the stupidest, most self-destructive act a country could undertake.
    USA: Hold my beer.

    Edit - actually, I think this one is even better - 'Google searches for 'nuclear shelter' have skyrocketed since Trump beat Clinton in one of the ugliest election races of all time.'
     
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    canary-dave Well-Known Member

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    Hugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub have all been Trumpt On!
     
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    Just seen this analysis:-



    231,556,622 eligible voters

    46.9% didn't vote
    25.6% voted for Clinton
    25.5% voted for Trump
    1.7% voted for Johnson
     
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    Patrick Galey ‏@patrickgaley
    Notable deaths 2016: -
    David Bowie -
    Prince -
    Muhammad Ali -
    pollsters -
    facts-based arguments -
    liberal democracy -
    Toblerone
     
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    I would have voted for Hills but it's too early to condemn The Donald, give him a year and see how it pans out. Best bit is how all those Christians voted for someone so obviously an Atheist.
     
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    Nearly half that country didn't vote????? That's shocking, what a load of un-educated idiots! Now look what they've got!
     
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    This from twitter, hence can't vouch for accuracy / authenticity, but <yikes>
    George Takei ‏@GeorgeTakei
    Popular vote: Hillary: 59,236,903 votes
    Donald: 59,085,787 votes
    The people elected Hillary, the system elected Donald
     
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  19. JM Fan

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    Pretty much like our pathetic system of 'first past the post'. I don't see us ever moving to 'proportional representation', but we'd have a completely different mix of MPs in Parliament. After the last election, the Tories would still win, but you'd have MPs from the likes of the Greens, UKIP, etc
     
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    If I was American I could not have voted for either. I would have voted for an independent as a protest against both of them!
     
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